It seems you can’t turn on sports talk radio in Philadelphia these days without hearing the phrase "They never fire NFL coaches during the season."

Tell that to the 19 guys that "haven’t" been fired in mid-season since 1999 — which, coincidentally enough — coincides with the Andy Reid era in South Philadelphia. Seven of them, in fact, were dismissed in the two previous NFL seasons.

Those 19 are listed below and do not include coaches who moved on of their own volition, be it sickness (Mike Martz, 2005 Rams), retirement (Bobby Ross, 2000 Lions) or taking a college job (Bobby Petrino, 2007 Falcons, Arkansas).

It does include any coach for whom the dismissal was seemingly orchestrated by ownership, be it “fired”, “released” or “resigned.”

(For "Out With The Old, Part 2," pick up a copy of SportsWeek — powered by the Daily News — this weekend or check back here next week.)